{"id":82624,"date":"2024-10-09T19:41:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/09\/uss-boxer-provides-disaster-relief-after-typhoon-hits-philippines\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:12:33","slug":"uss-boxer-provides-disaster-relief-after-typhoon-hits-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/10\/09\/uss-boxer-provides-disaster-relief-after-typhoon-hits-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Boxer provides disaster relief after typhoon hits Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The amphibious assault ship Boxer<\/a> and elements of the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are now operating in the Philippines providing disaster relief assistance in the aftermath of Typhoon Krathon that devastated the islands last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boxer, which got underway in July from San Diego, is delivering supplies including tarps, shelter kits, and food packets to remote areas in the Philippines to support the U.S. Agency for International Development\u2019s relief operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe primary focus of our mission is helping the people of the Philippines recover as quickly and safely as possible,\u201d Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, commanding officer of the 15th MEU, said in a statement. \u201cAlongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines and USAID, our forces will help coordinate and transport relief supplies to those who were most affected in the Batanes Islands. Humanitarian assistance in an expeditionary environment is what we train to do, and it is one of the reasons we are forward deployed as an amphibious force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t